Furnish Master

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Furnish Master is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Alex Blintsov and was released on October 18, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Furnish Master is a relaxing game that lets you furnish and design apartments, houses, commercial estates, and outdoor areas. With easy-to-use controls, you can customize the appearance of furniture and decorations to fit your desired aesthetic. The story mode allows you to buy properties, earn money, and expand your design opportunities.

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Audience ScoreBased on 536 reviews

story29 positive mentions

stability27 negative mentions

The game offers a wide variety of customization options for furniture and room layouts, allowing for creative freedom.
The story mode includes fun mini-games and challenges that add variety to the gameplay.
The graphics are charming and the overall aesthetic is pleasing, making it a relaxing experience.

The controls can be unintuitive and frustrating, particularly with object placement and camera movement.
There are several bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay, such as items not snapping correctly or disappearing.
The game currently lacks a sufficient variety of furniture and decor options, limiting creative possibilities.

story
113 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story mode of the game is generally well-received, offering a mix of engaging quests and unique puzzle challenges that enhance the overall experience. While players appreciate the variety and customization options, some have noted issues with bugs, mission clarity, and a lack of depth in certain tasks. Overall, the story mode provides a fun foundation, but many players are eager for further development and additional content to enrich the gameplay.
- “The story mode is fun, and I honestly love the implementation of a variety of puzzle rooms being added in and not just decoration-only progression.”
- “The story mode is very varied and isn't too challenging with the puzzles; however, the option of a hint would be nice.”
- “I love the variety of quests so far.”
- “The story mode kind of sucks because it lacks depth and is more a basic puzzle game than a design sim.”
- “I can't really recommend this for the story mode at all, unless you get it at a steep discount.”
- “The story mode is boring.”
graphics
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are generally praised for their charm and aesthetic appeal, utilizing Unreal Engine 5 to deliver bright, polished visuals and a variety of design styles. However, players have reported significant graphical glitches and performance issues, particularly in early access, which can detract from the experience. Despite these drawbacks, many appreciate the immersive and interactive nature of the graphics, making it a potential tool for design enthusiasts.
- “The graphics are bright and polished, giving a clean and modern feel to the interiors.”
- “It uses Unreal Engine 5, so you can imagine how good the graphics are.”
- “With its charming graphics and intuitive controls, it's not just a game; it's a relaxing journey into the world of design.”
- “At this point in time, just know that the game can be pretty glitchy and buggy (as it is still in early access); especially, I found there are graphical glitches that make the lighting flash, which could be particularly bad for photosensitive players.”
- “The only way to get it not to crash is to have all the graphics turned down so low the game looks ugly, and it still lags.”
- “Even with games that recommend a better graphics card than the one I have, they still work better than this game.”
gameplay
41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of the game is centered around creative furnishing and interior design, offering intuitive controls and drag-and-drop mechanics that enhance the decorating experience. However, players have noted several frustrations, including a cumbersome grid system, limited object resizing, and control issues that detract from the overall enjoyment. While the game provides a relaxing and satisfying experience for fans of design-focused gameplay, it also suffers from rough mechanics and a lack of depth in its building features.
- “Unlike many games that tie building and decorating into larger mechanics such as city-building or life simulation, Furnish Master focuses almost exclusively on the creative process of furnishing and personalizing interiors.”
- “The core gameplay revolves around selecting, placing, customizing, and arranging furniture and décor across a wide variety of environments.”
- “Immersive gameplay: players are lauding the game's ability to blend relaxation with fun, allowing for a pace that suits everyone.”
- “The game feels very rough and a lot of the game mechanics seem to not be working, especially achievements and graphics.”
- “Your choices have no impact mechanically, which would be hard to implement but without it, you're not really acting as a designer game-wise.”
- “Control and UI issues: some players have expressed frustration over control mechanics, particularly the inability to zoom in/out while moving items and a rotation feature that can be more of a hindrance than a help.”
stability
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is a significant concern, with numerous users reporting a variety of bugs and glitches, particularly in its early access state. Common issues include graphical glitches, clunky controls, and game-breaking bugs that can lead to crashes or unresponsive gameplay. While some players appreciate the game's concept and potential, many recommend waiting for updates to address these stability issues before fully engaging with the game.
- “At this point in time though, just know that the game can be pretty glitchy/buggy (as it is still in early access); especially I found there are graphical glitches that make the lighting flash, which could be particularly bad for photosensitive players.”
- “However, since it is early access, as expected and as the dev mentioned in the game description, the game has numerous bugs and glitches (grainy resolution on shadows and flickering lights when lighting is turned on) and some of them are even game breaking (e.g., objects stuck in the floor and once picked up, will duplicate infinitely).”
- “The UI was buggy, but the worst part was that the game would crash whenever I tried to exit a level.”
music
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally described as relaxing and soothing, enhancing the overall experience, especially in sandbox mode. However, some users express frustration with the inability to fully disable the music player, which can obstruct the view, and they hope for a broader selection of tracks in the future. Overall, while the music is appreciated for its calming qualities, improvements in functionality and variety are desired.
- “Built-in lofi playlist: though the selection should increase, having the songs loop around really helps get into the design flow.”
- “Very relaxing cozy game, relaxed soundtracks, and very enjoyable for people who like to design, lots of possibilities to make it to your liking.”
- “The music is relaxing, and easy to have on repeat, but hopefully the creator will add different tunes in the future for us to jam to!”
- “I'm not a fan of the in-game music.”
- “However, since I can only mute the music, the music player still pops up on my screen every time a song has ended.”
- “Sometimes the music player obstructs view and there is no simple option to turn off the music.”
optimization
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with some players experiencing significant performance issues and bugs, particularly on lower-end systems and the Steam Deck. While it runs smoothly on most modern setups, many users feel it lacks sufficient optimization settings and can be performance-heavy for its design. Overall, there is optimism that future updates will address these concerns and improve the game's performance.
- “Performance-wise, Furnish Master runs smoothly on most modern systems, and the developer has optimized the game fairly well despite its detailed environments and object-heavy scenes.”
- “For the most part, the game runs smoothly and without too much of a hitch, but when bugs do pop up, it does tend to get in the way of the experience.”
- “All of the above issues, however, seem to be rather straightforward and based on the overall quality, presentation, and performance of this game in its current state, I'm not worried at all that it will just be a matter of time before these are fixed and the game will be ready for a full launch.”
- “I also feel like it's a bit performance heavy for what it is.”
- “- Optimization should be improved on both Windows and macOS.”
- “Unoptimized game; despite having a PC much better than the recommended configuration, the game lags.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, particularly due to the cumbersome process of changing colors and materials, which involves navigating through multiple sub-menus for each object. Many feel that the amount of grinding required is excessive, likening it to needing a "second life" to complete the tasks.
- “Changing colors and materials of walls and props is a tedious and grating experience, because for each thing that I want to change requires me to click through multiple sub-menus for every single object.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's high replayability stems from its versatility, with each new space offering a unique experience. Additionally, the option to customize layouts and experiment with various styles further enhances the game's replay value.
- “It's this versatility that gives the game so much replay value, as each new space can feel entirely different from the last.”
- “Plus, the ability to customize layouts and experiment with different styles adds to the replay value.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with the monetization of web-based tools, noting that they are often cluttered with ads and difficult to navigate. Additionally, the mention of an advertisement for the "Furnish Master" demo suggests that promotional content may influence player engagement, but the overall sentiment towards monetization remains negative.
- “However, the web-based tools I tried were usually awful: full of ads and frustrating to use.”
- “I started playing the Furnish Master demo around 1 week ago after seeing an advertisement on Twitter.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the game to be emotionally rewarding and wholesome, highlighting its positive atmosphere and community-driven content, such as item mods. Overall, it is recommended for those seeking a feel-good gaming experience.
- “This game feels rewarding and wholesome, and there's even item mods in the community!”
- “I recommend it; it's a nice, wholesome game.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is significantly enhanced by dynamic weather and time-of-day changes, allowing players to experience their creations in various conditions, which enriches the overall creative process.
- “The weather and time-of-day adjustments allow you to see your work under different conditions, which not only affects the atmosphere but also enhances the creative process.”